Later that same year, in November, Walter J. M. Donovan leased the properties at Nos. 170 and 172 West 72nd Street to the Horn & Hardart Company. The lease, which ran from January 1, 1931 to April 30, 1952 totaled $600,000. On December 24, 1930 Poor’s Cumulative Service announced “In 1931 [Horn & Hardart] will erect there a new cafeteria.”.
With nearly 400 items on the menu, Horn and Hardart also promised something for every diner, from picky children to Wall Street bankers. A little boy buys milk from an Automat in Stockholm. The global fad began in Berlin and was brought to the States when restaurateurs Horn & Hardart purchased the design for their Philadelphia cafe in 1902.
And when I was a little ahead, I would stop at Horn & Hardart.” —Tony Curtis “I lived at the Automat. They had the greatest chocolate milk. When I moved to Philadelphia, I apportioned less than two dollars a day to eat on, and the Automat was the only place I could do it.” —Dick Clark
On the 100th birthday of Horn & Hardart, a look back at one of America’s most beloved institutions A coin-operated glass-and-chrome wonder, Horn & Hardart’s Automats revolutionized the way Americans ate when they opened up in Philadelphia and New York in the early twentieth century.
The world's first automat was opened in Berlin in 1895. Horn and Hardart opened the US' first automat in Philadelphia 1902 and went on to dominate the industry in the US: By the 1950s, the company
Menu Of The Week: Breakfast At Horn & Hardart, 1940. Every week, we tap into the deep recesses of the New York Public Library's vast archive of old menus to take a look at the history of dining out. Click here for more Menus of the Week. The name Horn & Hardart is synonymous with the word automat.
Horn & Hardart’s coffee became known as the best in town. In their heyday in the 1950s, Automats sold more than 90 million cups of fresh-brewed coffee each year. From 1912 to 1950, a cup cost a
My memories of the Automats will never fade!!!! My Grandfather worked as a watchman at the commissary where all the food was made! it was in the area of New York City that was known as Hells Kitchen! He would bring home some of the food! It was wonderful! Baked beans,cheesecake, lemon pie etc. I still have a toothpick holder from the automat.
1/2 cup canned tomatoes, diced. 1/2 tsp sugar. (Serves 4 to 6) Cook macaroni according to directions on the package. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Melt butter in the top of a double boiler. Blend flour, salt, white and red pepper in gradually. When smooth, add milk and cheese, stirring constantly. Cook for a few minutes until it thickens.
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